Indonesia’s Telkom to reconsider CDMA deal with Bakrie
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Chairman Jusman Syafii Djamal, stated that the company is re-evaluating a fixed-wireless deal with PT Bakrie Telecom worth nearly $1 billion as it now wants a majority stake.
Reports last year revealed that Bakrie Telecom would acquire the CDMA unit of PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia in a share deal worth up to $1 billion, but Telkom chairman Jusman Syafii Djamal on Monday stated that the arrangement would be looked at again. They need to re-evaluate this … they want to be the majority owner.
Talks between the two companies have been going on for months, but Djamal stated that there was no certainty it would be concluded before the end of the year.
TelkomFlexi, Telkom’s CDMA unit, is Indonesia’s biggest CDMA operator with about 15 million subscribers and a strong presence offshore from the country’s main Java Island. Bakrie Telecom with 11 million subscribers is strong on Java.
Telkom in talks to buy CamGSM stake (Indonesia)
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) is in talks to acquire a majority stake in Cambodia’s largest mobile operator by subscribers, CamGSM, in a deal that could be worth over US$500 million.
According to reports, the planned acquisition of CamGSM would value the cellco at around US$1 billion.
According to Tanri Abeng, Telkom’s chief commissioner, he hopes that the process of acquisition will be completed by the first quarter next year. The company has made it through the bidding process and they are now in talks to get financial details done, but they are surely going to take a majority stake.
CamGSM was established in April 1996 as a joint venture between Luxembourg’s Millicom International Cellular (MIC, 58.4%) and the Royal Group of Cambodia (41.6%).
Indonesia anticipates Telkom-Bakrie CDMA deal by year-end
Indonesia will soon witness a much anticipated CDMA deal between PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia and PT Bakrie Telecom.
According to state-owned enterprises Mustafa Abubakar, Indonesia’s government expects a deal to merge the CDMA operations of PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia and PT Bakrie Telecom to be finalized by the end of the year.
In June Abubakar claimed that the deal, which would create an entity with more than 90% of the CDMA market, would be done within two months.
Telkom Indonesia plans to buy out tower investor
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Nearly US$400 million in debt is seeked to be raised by Indonesia’s PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) in order to buy out the minority partner in its indirect towers holding company. PT Telekomunikasi Selular (Telkomsel) owns the towers and 65 percent of Telkomsel is owned by Telkomsel and 35% by Singtel.
Macquarie Group was picked by Telkom last month to advice on the telecoms tower deal, which could be worth up to US$1.2 billion. It also announced its plans to later list the tower unit on the local stock exchange. According to Rinaldi Firmansyah, Telkom’s president director, the negotiation with SingTel is currently ongoing and the company has appointed Macquarie to advise us as it has extensive experience in infrastructure.
Around 20,000 towers are managed by the unit and only around 9,000 of those could be considered able to generate revenue from sub-letting to other telecoms operators.
Telkom selects TRG for WiMAX solution
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: PT Teknologi Riset Global (TRG) has been selected by PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) to supply a national 802.16d WiMAX solution in the recently freed up 3.3GHz band. PT Teknologi Riset Global (TRG) is an affiliate of leading Indonesian infrastructure developer the Indonesian Tower Group.
The announcement has been made a ministry decree calling on operators to migrate from the 3.5GHz to 3.3GHz band. The ministry has also asked to stick with 802.16d accredited technology.
According to the telco, it has already deployed TRG’s WiMAX solution in four regions: West Java, Jakarta, Sumatra Island and Kalimantan Island.
TRG has been working with Canada’s Tranzeo Wireless Technologies Inc to integrate WiMAX equipment for Indonesian carriers with licensed spectrum at 2.3GHz and 3.3GHz. Tranzeo Wireless manufactures wireless broadband and WiMAX communication systems from its base in British Columbia.
Telkom may acquire stake in troubled Bakrie Telecom (Indonesia)
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom), Indonesia’s dominant telecommunication group plans to acquire a stake in rival telco Bakrie Telecom.
In order to settle debts of more than USD1.2 billion, Indonesian family-run business group Bakrie & Brothers announced in October 2008 that it was looking to sell stakes in several of its major subsidiaries. Telkom’s announcement confirmed the speculations regarding the ownership of the company and its financial trouble for more than a year.
However, according to a report by CommsUpdate, the group’s Esia brand of wireless communication products and services is planning to merge with or buy other rival telecom companies in 2010. The company has taken this move to deal with competition in the market which the company describes as an intense one.
After China, Ericsson Moves Into Indonesia and Bangladesh
An Ericsson statement said the company has signed a deal with
Indonesia’s largest cellular phone operator Telkomsel to provide a 3G/WCDMA network. Another statement said it has been given a managed services contract by Warid Telecom for a GSM/GPRS network in
Bangladesh. Under a three-year agreement signed with Telkomsel, Ericsson will deliver a 3G/WCDMA radio and core network, including HSPA, with deployment beginning immediately. The contract also includes three years of managed services, with Ericsson providing a comprehensive services offering including establishing, operating and managing the operations of Telkomsel’s 3G network. Bengt Thornberg, Country Manager of Ericsson
Indonesia, said: “We have had a longstanding cooperation with Telkomsel for more than 10 years and we are honored to be selected to deliver its 3G network in
Indonesia. Our solutions will allow Telkomsel to introduce new and advanced services in the country.”
Telkomsel is 65 percent owned by PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk and 35 percent by Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.
The
Bangladesh contract covers the operation, management and maintenance of Warid Telecom’s core GSM/network, backbone transmission and real-time charging/Value Added Services (VAS). This agreement is an extension to the contract signed earlier this year where Ericsson was chosen by Warid Telecom to supply and implement the complete core and backbone transmission equipment for its nationwide GSM/GPRS network. Ericsson will now also manage Warid Telecom’s radio network in the western part of the country, covering the areas of Rajshahi,
Khulna, and
Barisal.
Muneer Farooqui, Warid Telecom CEO said: “By having Ericsson to manage and operate our network, we are able to focus our resources on building our branding, sales and marketing activities, strengthening our customer services and developing more services that meet our subscribers’ needs and expectations.”
Jan Signell, President, Ericsson South East Asia, added: “We are proud of being selected by Warid Telecom in this contract. We have enjoyed a fruitful managed services partnership with them in
Pakistan, where Warid has exceeded its own expectation. We are committed to ensure that Warid Telecom repeats similar success in
Bangladesh.” The GSM expansion contracts with China Mobile together worth $550 million were signed during the first half of 2006. They include projects in 17 regions of
China. Ericsson has already started deliveries of network equipment which it claims will be able to support nearly 200 million subscribers across the 17 regions. Under the contracts, Ericsson will provide China Mobile with core and radio networks, together with related technical support and services. It will also deploy its Mobile Softswitch Solution in the contracted regions.
Source- http://news.tmcnet.com
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